I suppose the point is that WAP sucks, and people see a market in having the PDA built into the phone.
WAP doesn't suck. A good mobile terminal will support both application paradigms: thin clients and rich clients. In mobile world these are achieved using WAP and Java.
The reason why WAP currently sucks is not because of WAP protocol stacks but because the infra sucks. Performant and cost effective use of mobile internet requires a packet switched network (e.g. GPRS). The other reason is that currently mobile terminals suck. These things are often forgotten when people compare WAP to I-mode. In Japan they already have packet switched wireless network and excellent color screen phones which are easy to use.
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It supports also Java bytocode. The current version provides PersonalJava 1.1 and Java Phone API. This gives a nice open software architecture for third-parties. It also enables a safe execution environment for where you can dynamically download new Java applications from web as needed.
EPOC OS is done by Symbian which is company owned by biggest mobile terminal manufacturers: Nokia, Ericson, Motorola and Matshushita. EPOC is Microsofts threat number one on wireless world.
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Heh heh. Dream on! To name a few, where did Linux, SSH, WWW, C++ originate?
Hell, even John Von Neumann was from Europe!
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I suppose the point is that WAP sucks, and people see a market in having the PDA built into the phone. WAP doesn't suck. A good mobile terminal will support both application paradigms: thin clients and rich clients. In mobile world these are achieved using WAP and Java.
The reason why WAP currently sucks is not because of WAP protocol stacks but because the infra sucks. Performant and cost effective use of mobile internet requires a packet switched network (e.g. GPRS). The other reason is that currently mobile terminals suck. These things are often forgotten when people compare WAP to I-mode. In Japan they already have packet switched wireless network and excellent color screen phones which are easy to use.
It supports also Java bytocode. The current version provides PersonalJava 1.1 and Java Phone API. This gives a nice open software architecture for third-parties. It also enables a safe execution environment for where you can dynamically download new Java applications from web as needed. EPOC OS is done by Symbian which is company owned by biggest mobile terminal manufacturers: Nokia, Ericson, Motorola and Matshushita. EPOC is Microsofts threat number one on wireless world.